Magmite or Glacial Walker?

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  • Teseanna - Heavens Tear
    Teseanna - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,021 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I think we should be able to decompose our pets and add XP to another pet, simular to genies, for situation like this. My magmite is a second rate pet now. And im not sure i have it in me to level a glacial walker from scratch.

    I may eventually level a walker but it would be nice to have option to decompse a few pets and tranfer XP to new pet. I have 10 pets 86+, and a few im not extremely happy with. Be nice if i could decompse a few and get a Glacial Walker up to a level 65+. Then i could at least grind mobs my level without haveing to go back and grind a ****load of green mobs first..

    For sure. I'd like to do something other than sell my volcanic magmite. He has good skills!
  • Teseanna - Heavens Tear
    Teseanna - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,021 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    cube of fate room 4 = level 150 mobs that die in 1hit... profit?

    I've spent o so much time in the cube, it's worth it in the long run :)
  • Sangodoc - Dreamweaver
    Sangodoc - Dreamweaver Posts: 501 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Would be nice to get the correct attack stat on the volcanic if this is going to become a major thread.
    The stats should have compared the Crystalline Magmite (starting level 17) instead of the Volcanic Magmite (starting level 18). The Crystalline Magmite will have 20 more points in Phys. Res. than the Glacial Walker (not a significant difference), but in every other respect is equal to or lower than the Walker.

    The Crystalline Magmite's Phys. Atk. is only a few points lower than the Gacial Walker's at all levels, so it should be the same for the Volcanic Magmite.
  • AinaMizuako - Sanctuary
    AinaMizuako - Sanctuary Posts: 1,041 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I use a Crystalline Magmite. I've considered getting the Glacial but I don't have the time to level a pet atm, even in cube. :/
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  • Born_Again_ - Sanctuary
    Born_Again_ - Sanctuary Posts: 391 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    my humble opinion on tank pets (from best to worst):

    1) Baby Hercules (durrr)

    2) Glacial Walker

    3) Crystilline Magmite

    4) Heptastral Beetle King/ Pentastral Beetle King/ Quadrastral Beetle King
    (same pet, different colors)

    5) Shadou Cub

    4) should be the lvl 1: Verdant Qingfu, Jaden Qingfu or Emerald Qingfu (and look better than heptastral too IMO)

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  • Sekhmett - Harshlands
    Sekhmett - Harshlands Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    How about none of the above. There are plenty of pets that are just or more effective then these slow moving things.

    Think outside the box huntards.
  • NecroKitty - Harshlands
    NecroKitty - Harshlands Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    When it comes to tanking bosses none other pets compare to magmite and walker. Possible the beetle coud do good tanking boses but I'm thinking it is just as slow and would be harder to level up. Also, regarding beetle, you can just get an armored bear at lvl 80, and get a cooler simular pet.

    Thinging outside the box won't change the pet stat numbers. If you want to tank bosses you level a Magmite or a Glacial Walker.
  • Teseanna - Heavens Tear
    Teseanna - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,021 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    When it comes to tanking bosses none other pets compare to magmite and walker. Possible the beetle coud do good tanking boses but I'm thinking it is just as slow and would be harder to level up. Also, regarding beetle, you can just get an armored bear at lvl 80, and get a cooler simular pet.

    Thinging outside the box won't change the pet stat numbers. If you want to tank bosses you level a Magmite or a Glacial Walker.

    I'm lvl'ing my beetle right now...almost done then i'll post stats
  • Aeremay - Harshlands
    Aeremay - Harshlands Posts: 28 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    cube of fate room 4 = level 150 mobs that die in 1hit... profit?

    It's Cube of Fate room 3 = Lv '?' mobs, that die in one hit. It's called Mice bashing
  • tweakz
    tweakz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    When it comes to tanking bosses none other pets compare to magmite and walker. Possible the beetle coud do good tanking boses but I'm thinking it is just as slow and would be harder to level up. Also, regarding beetle, you can just get an armored bear at lvl 80, and get a cooler simular pet.

    Thinging outside the box won't change the pet stat numbers. If you want to tank bosses you level a Magmite or a Glacial Walker.



    Magmites are worthless, and Marksmans can tank more bosses sooner. World bosses sooner with Marksman than a Herc even.
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  • Tamuz - Lost City
    Tamuz - Lost City Posts: 357 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    are people still posting here ? summary : herc > glacial > magmite TA DA
  • NecroKitty - Harshlands
    NecroKitty - Harshlands Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    tweakz wrote: »
    Magmites are worthless, and Marksmans can tank more bosses sooner. World bosses sooner with Marksman than a Herc even.

    That's just nonsense. And you are probably the only fool playing PW that want to take 6 to hours and kill a world boss. If that claim is even true.

    I'll take you at your word that marksman can tank some magical bosses. I'll even say having a Marksman in your arsenal is a good idea. But to say magmite is worthless just shows, you think you know things you don't, to all who read. Since we obviously see you will make wild nonsense statements, one might tend to not believe anything you say.

    I keeping this thread alive just for Tamuz can enjoy some more interesting reading
  • Alexenokin - Lost City
    Alexenokin - Lost City Posts: 418 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    tweakz wrote: »
    Magmites are worthless, and Marksmans can tank more bosses sooner. World bosses sooner with Marksman than a Herc even.

    tweakz, your paramount idiocy and ignorance never ceases to amaze and amuse me... GG
    are people still posting here ? summary : herc > glacial > magmite TA DA

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  • tweakz
    tweakz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Personal attacks don't explain how a Magmite can outperform any other pet at anything.

    Even if it took me 6 hours to kill a World Boss, I've easily gotten over 6m in drops per time which equates to >1m per hour which is better than most people grind at lvl 95. It's also a lot more coin per hr than I got for helping factions on WB's. It also requires very little effort (was able to do other things at the time).

    Maybe quit being jealous over a non cash shop pet?
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  • Vitenka - Dreamweaver
    Vitenka - Dreamweaver Posts: 4,125 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    If you have a herc then the golem is petty much useless. Mine isn't even in my pet bag any more.

    If not then there's a huge number of things its best at.

    BH59 is not one of them, though.
  • Alexenokin - Lost City
    Alexenokin - Lost City Posts: 418 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    tweakz wrote: »
    Personal attacks don't explain how a Magmite can outperform any other pet at anything.

    Even if it took me 6 hours to kill a World Boss, I've easily gotten over 6m in drops per time which equates to >1m per hour which is better than most people grind at lvl 95. It's also a lot more coin per hr than I got for helping factions on WB's. It also requires very little effort (was able to do other things at the time).

    Maybe quit being jealous over a non cash shop pet?

    i really shouldnt even dignify you with a reply... but i'll bite

    personally, i dont give a flying **** about what you think, what you choose to use as a pet, or anything else related to you. so dont get that twisted

    what i do however care about, is that your blanket ignorance and oh-so-elitist attitude could end up **** over some poor nub's playing experience, because they for whatever reason see your idiotic posts and thinks that the pets you boast about are actually worth a damn

    herc > glacial walker > crystiline magmite > everything else
    pheonix > sawfly > everything else

    that is solid fact, and you CANNOT deny FACT. end of story.

    sure, your little ugly and annoying marksman might be able to tank more bosses sooner, but it doesnt negate the other facts that you fail to mention
    1) it cant hold aggro worth ****
    2) it will take hours to kill any boss
    3) the thing is ugly, and makes hellishly annoying noises constantly

    i've also tested the marksman against quingzi, which is the boss everyone seems to enjoy using as an example... my crystilline magmite could tank it sooner than the marksman.... and i had a second veno helping to heal the marksman... so yea, sorry, but i have a hard time believing the marksman is so strong
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  • Naghina - Dreamweaver
    Naghina - Dreamweaver Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Hands down the Walker is the superior tank to Magmites.

    The Walker at 75 has:
    HP: 2666 PhysAtk: 2356
    PhysRes: 7272 MagRes: 5333
    Accur: 1126 Evade:834
    Atk/sec: 0.60 Speed 6.1

    The 75 Volcanic Magmite has:
    HP: 2443 PhysAtk: 2353
    PhysRes: 7282 MagRes: 4855
    Accur: 1127 Evade:835
    Atk/sec: 0.60 Speed 6.1

    So roughly almost 500 more Mag Resist and over 200 more Lifepoints.
    Everything else roughly identical.
    The other notable difference is it comes with Roar which is a RESET on agro.
    Watch out for all the new venos with Roar on their pets causing wipes because they dont realize they are resetting agro (Doh!).

    It should be noted that this can be awesome combined with a good Bash (purchased) because if you get anything on YOU - click Roar then Bash and your pet will GRAB agro off you every time in 2 seconds! Nice. Before someone tells me the Crystal magmite is better than volcanic - yes I know but at level 20 I couldnt afford the extra 200K to add Bash to a crytal so got a couple of Volcanics as backup pets Huph and Puph for if Ruph ever dies. Works very well IMO.
  • tweakz
    tweakz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Dark Wanderer at 75:

    HP: 2279
    Pres: 6871
    Acc: 1393
    Atk Rate: .8/s
    pAtk: 2026
    MRes: 4417
    Evade: 928
    Speed: 7.6m/s
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  • ElderSig - Dreamweaver
    ElderSig - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,247 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    This is semi on-topic. The only reason i prefer magmites over walkers is that for some reason when walker do their big blue circle (idk what else to call it) attack, it crashes my graphics card unless i have my effects completely off. >.<

    I'm just curious, am I the only one that this happens to. And why this one mob?
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  • Duke_Atticus - Sanctuary
    Duke_Atticus - Sanctuary Posts: 102 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I think we should be able to decompose our pets and add XP to another pet, simular to genies, for situation like this. My magmite is a second rate pet now. And im not sure i have it in me to level a glacial walker from scratch.

    I may eventually level a walker but it would be nice to have option to decompse a few pets and tranfer XP to new pet. I have 10 pets 86+, and a few im not extremely happy with. Be nice if i could decompse a few and get a Glacial Walker up to a level 65+. Then i could at least grind mobs my level without haveing to go back and grind a ****load of green mobs first..

    Had the same thought about decomposition. Unlike genies though, pets tamed don't start at lvl 1, so if pets caught at lvl 50 could be decomposed to exp... Not that I know if it's remotely possible, and not sure how that works.

    Now that the Glacial Walker is out, I don't know what to do with my veno's magmite either.

    By the way, is Shaodu Cub worth getting, or is it overrated?
  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I'd like to compare them, but i will not own a Herc. I invite anyone to submit stats.
    Mine only has lvl4 icicle 2 roar 3 tough that's it.
    Don't bother buying new skills and it is very expensive to buy reflect best buy SoF for a Herc and use the edit button.It would cost you way more to buy new skills then to save up for a Herc.

    There would be no comparison as Herc is far superior to both.It is very hard to tell as the old mag as shown itself vs x,y and z mob.
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  • Kotasha - Dreamweaver
    Kotasha - Dreamweaver Posts: 102 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I'm sticking with my Crystilline Magmite ... I got him when he was just a little guy and I buy him new skills. His name is Bubba. And this is not a troll reply, I just like him because frankly I'm kind of sad seeing all the other Magmites go to the wayside for the Walkers.
    I had a Walker and I got tired of trying to level it and it losing aggro all the time. He was cute the way he took his face off and wiped it off, but Bubba is my tank of choice.
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  • Shealu - Heavens Tear
    Shealu - Heavens Tear Posts: 189 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    He was cute the way he took his face off and wiped it off, but Bubba is my tank of choice.

    Ah Ah when i noticed it does this i had a burst b:chuckle
  • Annalyse - Heavens Tear
    Annalyse - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,618 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    By the way, is Shaodu Cub worth getting, or is it overrated?

    I'm sure its stats aren't as good as the Walker, but I used my cub as a tank until lvl 90 and he did fine, even against some bosses (after getting him Bash). Tried a mag but it was too big and annoyed me. Got an armored bear at 80 because at lvl 90 their stats are better than cub, but then ended up with a herc so now armored bear is just my backup tank. :)
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  • WaffleChan - Sanctuary
    WaffleChan - Sanctuary Posts: 2,897 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    this thread belonds in the veno subboard, refusal to own a herc is dumb, but if youre not going to get a glacial.
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  • FoxRunning - Heavens Tear
    FoxRunning - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,048 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    i have three golems-crystaline, shioko and torgrim- plus the glacial im raising, and use them all in big dungeons like the Trench. golems are great, and so will be the glacial when he is high enough level. i just wish they werent so freaking BIG!! why cant the tough guys be as small as the little bear, but still have strength enough to handle the bad boys we need to fight.b:sad i hate getting blocked by chunks of rock ^_^.
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  • AeonieX - Heavens Tear
    AeonieX - Heavens Tear Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Much prefer Glacial to Magmite.
    Better stats later on..plus Glacial gets better original skills which include an attack skill, aggro grab skill and dmg reduc. skill.
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  • Shoshanne - Dreamweaver
    Shoshanne - Dreamweaver Posts: 43 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I'm sure you are all going to stick with your magmites and glacials, but if you're looking for something easier to see over that's still relatively tough, I find the overclocked mechrab to be a fairly powerful low-profile melee pet. And I love the steampunk-ness of it, but that's just aesthetics! b:victory And please don't mock my noobness. b:surrender
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    Esnemyl - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,079 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I'm sure you are all going to stick with your magmites and glacials, but if you're looking for something easier to see over that's still relatively tough, I find the overclocked mechrab to be a fairly powerful low-profile melee pet. And I love the steampunk-ness of it, but that's just aesthetics! b:victory And please don't mock my noobness. b:surrender

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    Lesthar - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,045 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I'm sure you are all going to stick with your magmites and glacials, but if you're looking for something easier to see over that's still relatively tough, I find the overclocked mechrab to be a fairly powerful low-profile melee pet. And I love the steampunk-ness of it, but that's just aesthetics! b:victory And please don't mock my noobness. b:surrender

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